Dreamweaver

Change attributes with the Tag inspector

Use the Tag inspector to edit or add attributes and attributes’ values. The Tag inspector lets you edit tags and objects by using a property sheet similar to the ones found in other integrated development environments (IDEs).

  1. Do one of the following in the Document window:

    • In Code view (or the Code inspector), click anywhere in a tag’s name or in its contents.

    • In Design view, select an object, or select a tag in the Tag Selector.

  2. Open the Tag inspector (Window > Tag Inspector), and select the Attributes tab.

    The selection’s attributes and their current values appear in the Tag inspector.

  3. Do any of the following in the Tag inspector:

    • To view the attributes organized by category, click the Show Category View button .

    • To view the attributes in an alphabetical list, click the Show List View button .

    • To change the attribute’s value, select the value and edit it.

    • To add a value for an attribute with no value, click in the attribute-value column to the right of the attribute and add a value.

    • If the attribute takes pre-defined values, select a value from the pop‑up menu (or the color picker) to the right of the attribute-value column.

    • If the attribute takes a URL value, click the Browse button or use the Point-To-File icon to select a file, or type the URL in the box.

    • If the attribute takes a value from a source of dynamic content (such as a database), click the Dynamic Data button to the right of the attribute-value column. Then select a source.

    • To delete the attribute’s value, select the value and press Backspace (Windows) or Delete (Macintosh).

    • To change the name of an attribute, select the attribute name and edit it.

      Note: If you change the name of a standard attribute and then add a value for that attribute, the attribute and its new value move to the appropriate category.

    • To add a new attribute not already listed, click in the empty space below the last listed attribute name and type a new attribute name.

  4. Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh), or click elsewhere in the Tag inspector, to update the tag in your document.